Because of this, you may receive an answer about the nature and essence of the psyche and its origin. ... Subject, Methods, Approaches, History of Psychology The subject of the history of psychology - understanding of the psyche (its nature, origin, functions, mechanisms) at different stages of the progressive development of science. ... There is a version that in psychology there are several paradigms, but this does not meet the definition of the concept of "paradigm". ... Psychological Knowledge of Antiquity One of the most common is the definition of psychology as a science of the soul. ......

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It is a time-proven trend that a dominant culture will try to force its methods and what it deems as "normal" on the other cultures that live within its constraints. ... Factors that significantly effect the nature and the progression of the therapy are the ethnicity and cultural background of the patient, the social context, the environment in which the therapy is conducted and the attitude that the patient may have toward psychotherapy. ... "The European middle-class male individual tended to be the yardstick for the definition of mental health" (Maiello, 1999). ... Thi...

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1. Defining Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of human and animal behaviour with the object of understanding why living beings behave as they do. As almost any science, its discoveries have practical applications. As it is a rather new science, applications are sometimes confused with t...

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The Alberta Mental Health Board, concerned community representatives from the east side of Calgary and other service providers joined with Wood's Homes in 1990 and formed a task force to guide the development of a new service in Calgary's northeast and southeast quadrants. ... The outcome of the task force was that the Alberta Mental Health Board along with Wood's Homes' Board of Directors agreed to support this walk-in therapy venture by re-allocating existing funds to the project. ... Regular utilization of the walk-in service by other counselling agencies is testament to...

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